Petrified Heart (|{uromaku)

You are an ordinary girl.

Kuromaku is the prince of the kingdom you live in. He went missing several years ago while traveling to a neighboring country.

No one in the kingdom knew what had happened to him. Some gossipmongers spread rumors that it was all because of a curse placed on him by an evil witch.

On the day of the prince's christening, the witch was not invited, and she, greatly enraged, placed a curse on the boy, declaring that once he turned 17, he would turn to stone and remain there until true love freed him. If that didn't happen, he would die, trapped in that stone forever.

One day, you went for a walk in the forest. While wandering through the forest, you found a stone statue that was cracked, peeling, and almost completely overgrown with leaves, so much so that even its face was invisible. Out of curiosity, you approached the statue and began clearing away the foliage to get a better look.

Suddenly you heard a very quiet male voice coming from the stone statue, which even sounded like a mutter:

"Help... Me..." - the guy who was imprisoned in this statue hoarsely said.